Recent content by spry

Thanks everyone. I thought my passenger manifold was cracked when I pulled it off for some maintenance; after closer inspection it's fine and dandy. I just don't want to pay 2 grand for a set, and am not in a hurry to buy anything, LT's it is. I may hit you up for your traction bars pretty...

Honestly, if you don't have any new or used headers to offer me, please feel free to take your negativity elsewhere.

Thank you, but I'm very familiar with the truck.

Looking for a set of headers, used or new, don't have a huge budget. Gibson's only if they are super cheap, would rather have LT's or Bassani's.

Not very flattering for the black, but I like them more. I think the polished gives a "sportier" look, jmho.

Haha. A personal coolant pressure wash is NOT on my bucket list.

I don't see that being an issue, but I'm not entirely sure. I would think it would just spit it out depending on how much is leaking into the cylinder. With that being said, I'll do a preinspection on the hoses so it shouldn't need to idle very long. Can anyone else weigh in on this?

I'm going to double check this weekend and see what I find, thanks for the info!:rock: I "pressure tested" by running the engine and checking, but I didn't take it to have it tested. The overflow tank is currently dry, but I need to refill with more coolant before starting it up again.

I'll probably be doing a forged bottom end, including gen I've bearings (or what you suggest), and will be getting a hold of you for those parts, and h/c/i. You've been very good to me in the past, which I appreciate very much. We'll be in touch.

That's where I focused for a while when I was originally checking things out. I assumed it would have been the hoses, as they are somewhat known to leak a little, but it's dry as a bone up there.

The gauge was generally bouncing between 210 and 260, depending on my speed. I don't remember it being pegged for very long. Will definitely attach some photos when I pull the heads.

I like your style. If I forge, I guess there will be a new project thread coming up "soon", as I have slowly been working towards a road racing truck. Given our pistons are junk, is it even worth it to risk only replacing the head gasket, given it has overheated?

So I was troubleshooting a recent coolant smell/leak and found what looks to be an external coolant leak from the passenger side head gasket on the back of the block. The motor did overheat driving the last time I had it out, but is running fine, and no coolant seems to have mixed into the oil...

I originally went with the 4* shim because I thought that .5* off from a regular cruise throttle angle wasn't enough (thought I'd have more spring wrap). I've heard that an angle too close to 0 can cause vibration, but I'm going to play with shim angles until I see a difference. Thanks for the...

I did my own measurements, and came up with a 4* shim. Quoting from another thread "I am currently at (in Degrees): Front 4.5 down, Rear 4 Down, Driveshaft 1 Down. Therefore, by my calculations, my angle at rest is .5 Down. My vibrations seem to happen on the highway, especially when passing...